What Is Winchester's Commercial Tax Base?
Winchester has the smallest commercial tax base in the region, in terms of percentage of total property value.
Massachusetts lawmakers face a looming deadline to pass a state budget, with the fiscal year ending this Saturday, and while city and local officials watch to see the final local aid numbers for fiscal 2013, it's property taxes that fund the biggest chunk of most municipal budgets. According to data from the state Division of Local Services, commercial, industrial and personal property makes up 5.4 percent of Winchester's overall property tax base. Winchester had the smallest commercial tax base out of the Boston area communities in our chart (see below). Other communities in single-digits are Melrose (5.9 percent), Arlington (6 percent), Winthrop (7 percent), Lynnfield (8.1 percent) and Reading at 9.9 percent. Winchester area towns …
